Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington (born 31 July 1977) is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian who is primarily active in South Korea. Hammington hosted radio show Drivetime with Annabelle Ambrose from 2008 to 2012. He was a cast member of popular reality-military show Real Men. He was also cast as a member of the popular KBS reality-variety show The Return of Superman with his two sons, William and Bentley Hammington.
Early life Hammington was born on 31 July 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand, to Bruce William Hammington and casting director, Jan Russ.
While studying a business degree in university, he decided he needed to take up Asian-language courses to help build up his resume. Due to the popularity of Japanese- and Chinese-language courses, he decided to study Korean. He studied Korean for 18 months before becoming a transfer student at Korea University in 2002.
Personal life In October 2013, Hammington married Jeong Yu-mi, a Korean. They had two wedding ceremonies: a traditional Korean one in Korea and another in his home country, Australia, at Melbourne Zoo. They have two sons, William (; Jeong Tae-oh) Hammington (born 12 July 2016) and Bentley (; Jeong Woo-seong) Hammington (born 8 November 2017).
Filmography
TV shows Year Title Network Role Notes 1981 Holiday IslandNetwork Ten Andrew Alston "The Best of Everything" (Season 1, Episode 12) 1983 All the Rivers RunSeven Network / HBO Gordon Edwards 1983 The Flying DoctorsNine Network Richard Connors "A Rural Education" (Season 7, Episode 5) 1985 NeighboursSeven Network Michael Martin 2 episodes2004The Woman Who Wants to MarryMBCItalian ChefEp. 15 2008 Ophojol Hamel "Hamel Pyoryugi" (Episode 17)2014Let's EattvN President of Soy Sauce Crab RestaurantEp. 12Flower Grandpa Investigation UnittvNRussian robberEp. 1Adventures of CeratopsMBCPresenterDocumentary2015Persevere, Goo Hae RaMnetHimselfEp. 3Who Are You: School 2015KBS2 New English Teacher Cameo (Ep. 15)2016DramaworldVikiHimself 2017Teacher Oh Soon-NamMBC Teacher Cha 2020Zombie DetectiveKBS2 Butcher Cameo w/ son William (Ep. 5)2021Revolutionary SistersKBS2HimselfCameo w/ sons William and Bentley (Ep. 27)
Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Fun Movie Soldier in BoatVoice 2005 Antarctic Journal English ExplorerVoice 2014 How to Steal a DogEnglish Teacher2015Granny's Got TalentEnglish Teacher
Variety show Year Title Role Notes 2013Witch HuntHostEp. 1–332013–2015Real Men MemberSeason 12014True JusticeHostAlways CantareRegular Member 2015 My Neighbor, Charles Teacher S1 Ep. 8Law of the Jungle Tribe Member Ep. 150–152 Ep. 171–177 Ep. 191–194 2016Battle TripContestantEp. 22 (with Sam Okyere) 2016–2022 The Return of Superman Cast Ep. 154 – 413 (w/ his children William and Bentley)2018Creaking HeroesMemberEp. 1–22020Friendly Variety ShowCastNational Trot FestivalJudge2022Choice of 7 BillionRotating PanelistRegular Member The Hammington's Dream ClosetCast w/ sons William and Bentley The King of Ssireum Contestant 2023One Meal After WorkHost
Awards and nominations
Year Award ceremony Category Nominee / work Result 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Male Newcomer/Rookie Award in Show/Variety Real Men 2014Friendship Award 2018 16th KBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award – Male Variety Category The Return of Superman 201917th KBS Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award – Entertainment Category Grand Prize (Daesang) w/ other Superman fathers 202018th KBS Entertainment AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)
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